The call for applications for the 15th LIDER competition will be held from 18 March to 30 June 2024. The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) will select young scientists who will lead R&D projects at the head of their own teams. A grant of up to PLN 1.8 million can be obtained for the implementation of individual ideas. 

The total pool of money that NCBR will allocate to support projects in the 15th LIDER competition is PLN 80 million. Projects should include applied research and development works.

The competition is addressed to representatives of various scientific fields, and there are no thematic restrictions.

“In the sphere of scientific research and innovation, we need Leaders representing various disciplines. Although we know from experience that the subject matter of projects in the LIDER programme is dominated by engineering and technical sciences, among the winning projects in subsequent editions there is no shortage of ideas submitted by representatives of life sciences, medical and health sciences, agricultural sciences, as well as social sciences”, says Dr Agnieszka Tokaj-Krzewska, Director of the Strategic Management Department at NCBR.